Area deaths and local obituaries in Lorain region
Lorain area notices report Nora Anderson 88 aunt of Beirut hostage Terry Anderson died at Oak Hills Nursing Home. Also listed are Robert E. Flew 73 of Wake man and Gertrude E. Proudfoot 86 of Elyria with details of survivors, services, and filial connections. A separate Lorain item covers Zigmund Smith 67 and tributes to relatives, plus a violent assault on two brothers on Lexington Avenue.
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Nora Anderson
Lorain
Beirut
Terry Anderson
Oak Hills Nursing Home
American Legion Post
Wakeman
Elyria
Gertrude Smith
Thornville
Ohio
Richard
Norwalk
Mr. Flew
Florence
Lillian
Verna
Ruth
Walter
Arthur
Gerber Funeral Home
Walter Chisholm
First United Methodist Church
American Legion Post 689
Wakeman Cemetery
Flew
Gertrude E. Proudfoot
Elyria United
Mrs. Anderson
Terry
Lebanon
Glenn
Glenn Jr
Madelon Farschman
Amherst
College dean's list honors for area students
Deborah A Nass of North Olmsted earns fall dean's list at Malone College. Kelly M. Wessel of Oberlin earns fall dean's list at Denison University. Amy Christine Wallace of Granville named to fall dean's list at Albion College.
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Deborah A Nass
Milan and
Martiha Nass
North Olmsted
Malone College
Canton
Kelly M. Wessel
Gen H Wessel
Oberin
Ist
Denison University
Granville
Amy Chrestine Wallace
Richari
Giane Wallace
Graton
Walone College
Lanion
Correction corrects dates in Ashwill obituary and awards note
The correction fixes Richard Ashwill death date listed with his brother James L. Ashwill in the Saturday C-1 obituary. Richard Ashwill died earlier, in August 1967, and the note references Tony Bennett's 1962 Grammy win for I Left My Heart in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ashwill
James L. Ashwill
Tony Bennet
San Francisco
Top student scientists meet in Washington
Forty of the nation’s top high school scientists gathered in Washington for the Westinghouse Science Talent Search finals, exhibiting projects at the National Academy of Sciences, meeting President Bush and lawmakers, and awaiting awards totaling 140000 dollars. Finalists include Kristine Lee Willett of Wooster’s Triway High School.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Bush
Liz Kilkenny
Westinghouse
Kristine Lee Willett
Wooster
Triway High School
Einstein
Kristine Willett
Ohio
Chris Skinner
Little Rock
Arkansas
Dan Sherman
Columbia
Missouri
Alexander Lurie
Evanston
Ilinois
Scott Shramberg
Okemos
Michigan
Rowan Lockwood
Rockford
Illinois
Brian Cohen
Chicago
Jason Felsch
Rochester
Minnesota
Asthma Education Programs At Southwest General
Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights offers a children’s asthma education program for asthmatic preschool and school-age children and their parents. Five-session series for preschoolers meets Saturdays from April 8, 10 to 11 am at Strongsville ArgiCare. four-session series for 7 to 12 year-olds begins April 5 Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 pm at the hospital. Fee $10. Call 826-8982 to register. Also a stroke support group meets March 8 6:30 to 8:30 pm in DeWitt Auditorium for patients and families.
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Southwest General Hospital
Middleburg Heights
Strongsville
DeWitt Auditorium
Lorain Man Killed by Carbon Monoxide at Steel Mill
A 28 year old male died Friday from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at the USX steel mill in Lorain. The death is under investigation by the plant safety committee. The worker was employed by an outside contracting firm and was not a union member. names await family notification. Local 1104 president Al Pena provided details. Neither USX officials nor the contractor could comment.
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Lorain
USX
Lorain County
Robert Thomas
Local 1104
al Pena
Pena
Elyria Man Arrested After Striking Police Car
Elyria resident Russell Sharer Jr. 36 was arrested Saturday morning after his vehicle struck a police cruiser on West Broad Street. He faces charges of driving under the influence and not having reasonable control as officers investigated a fight near the old Jackson Hotel.
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Elyria
West Broad Street
Russell Sharer Jr
Jackson Hotel
Sharer
Berea non teaching employees vote to strike
Berea school district non teaching staff voted 138 to 31 to strike with a ten day notice required. CAPSE members include 375 bus drivers cafeteria workers secretaries and educational aides. Negotiations since November under a federal mediator stalled by pay and benefit disputes linked to future levy timetables and reclassification. District admin comment expected Monday.
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Berea
Preston Moss
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
CAPSE
Right-to-Read week brings author clowns to Westwood
Westwood Elementary marks Right-to-Read Week with events headlined by Dr. Robert Schwenk author and Wellington pastor visiting classrooms. The Parents Cooperative funds Rendasauras T-shirts for students. Clown Judy Gavick from Wellington will read to classes with accompanying performers. Principal Nancy Urig challenges students to read 5,000 books by year end, promising an ice cream party if reached.
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Wellington
Westwood Elementary School
Robert Schwenk
Wellington First
Judy Gavick
Tura
Nancy Urig
Westwood
Ung
Police cruiser crashes during chase on wet road
Grafton police officer John D. Beres 52 wrecked his cruiser while pursuing a speeding northbound car on Durkee Road Saturday. The wet pavement caused loss of control, the car left the road, struck a sign and a tree stump. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and released with a head scrape.
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Grafton
Durkee Road
Elyria Post of
Ohio Highway Patrol
John D. Beres
Grafton Village
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oberlin man charged with break in at oil shop
Police answered a silent alarm at Independent Oil on Broad Street early Saturday and found 26 year old Kevin Tatum lying face down in a crawlspace with a screwdriver beneath him. The building had been ransacked and the front window broken. He was charged with breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Independent Oil
Broad Street
Kevin Tatum
Alleged drug dealer arrested in Elyria
Elyria police arrested David Hollis aged 25 on aggravated drug trafficking charges. A warrant had been out for Hollis since February 24. He was taken into custody Friday night at a restaurant across from the Police Department, per police.
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Elyria
David Hollis
Hollis
Religious group membership reaches over half the population
In 1988 more than 142 million Americans belonged to religious groups, comprising about 53 percent of the population. The concept of yield is defined as the annual rate of return on an investment, such as interest from a savings account.
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Moss
David Cottrell
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Meira Vincent
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Anderson Ralph
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Midten Baptist Church
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Cent
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Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Mary Frances Haberkorn
St. Mary Cemetery
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American Cancer Society
Terlaak Services
Frank J. Terlaak
Bogner Funeral Home
North Ridgeville
St. Peter Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Lexington Ave
Lexington Avenue
Dean's List
Bennett
Kimberly Earth
Steve Perrill
Notre Dame
Lorain County Community College
Stocker Center
St. Patrick Church
James Reymann
Petrill
Dale Petrill
Westinghouse Science
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